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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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